What is the Least Common Multiple of 33853 and 33860?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 33853 and 33860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33853 and 33860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33853,33860) = 1
LCM(33853,33860) = ( 33853 × 33860) / 1
LCM(33853,33860) = 1146262580 / 1
LCM(33853,33860) = 1146262580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33853 and 33860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33853 and 33860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33853 and 33860.

Prime Factorization of 33853

Prime Factorization of 33860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33853 and 33860.

LCM(33853,33860) = 97¹ × 349¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 1693¹
LCM(33853,33860) = 1146262580